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Although the arrival of Spring means that I'll be seeing flowers more and more, I was still surprised when I saw these purple blooms. The grass around the flowers was completely dead, yet the flowers were perfect.

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Cathy at Rambling in the Garden started a series for gardening bloggers called 'In a Vase on Monday'. I'm not a gardening blogger, but I do post a lot of nature. I found a vase with these flowers, so I took a picture.